Chinese student denied a visa because dad is a policeman

A Chinese student planning to study in the United States has been denied a visa, with the embassy telling her it was because her father works for the police, according to the education company handling it, writes Amber Wang for the South China Morning Post.

The letter informing the student of the refusal said visa issuance for senior Chinese officials employed by four intelligence and law enforcement departments, as well as their spouses and children, had been suspended. According to the education company, the student’s father is a low-level officer.

The US embassy in Beijing did not reply to a request for comment, but Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said it was “good proof” that the United States had disrupted normal personnel exchanges between the two countries for political reasons, which was not conducive to good China-US relations. “In accordance with the US logic, should China deny visas to US intelligence and law enforcement personnel and their families?” Hua said, adding that China hoped the US would recognise its mistakes and help allow normal personnel exchanges.
Full story on the South China Morning Post site